Song of Spider-Man : the inside story of the most controversial musical in Broadway history / Glen Berger.
| Author/creator | Berger, Glen author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2013. |
| Description | 370 pages : illustration ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | It's just a play -- Hello -- A falling piano -- The four geeks -- Stages -- It's a process -- Goodbye "Hello," hello "Goodbye" -- Smudge sticking -- The God mike -- We're not ready -- Breakdowns -- Plotting -- Plan X -- The serenity coin -- Spidenfreude, or, How do you want to fail? -- The crucible -- Mutate or die -- A goblin in a box and an eensy-weensy spider -- The Russian hairdresser's view of history -- Rise above. |
| Abstract | Playwright Glen Berger's hilarious memoir of a theatrical dream--or nightmare--come true with a cast of characters including renowned director Julie Taymor and two superstar rock legends U2's Bono and Edge. As you might imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one can't begin to imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest, most expensive production in theater history. Renowned director Julie Taymor picked playwright Glen Berger to cowrite the book for a $25 million Spider-Man musical. Together--along with U2's Bono and Edge--they would shape a work that was technically daring and emotionally profound, with a story fueled by the hero's quest for love... and the villains; quest for revenge. Or at least, that's what they'd hoped for. But when charismatic producer Tony Adams died suddenly, the show began to lose its footing. Soon the budget was ballooning, financing was evaporating, and producers were jumping ship or getting demoted. And then came the injuries. And then came word-of-mouth about the show itself. What followed was a pageant of foul-ups, falling-outs, ever-more harrowing mishaps, and a whole lot of malfunctioning spider legs. This "circus-rock-and-roll-drama," with its $65 million price tag, had become more of a spectacle than its creators ever wished for. During the show's unprecedented seven months of previews, the company's struggles to reach opening night inspired breathless tabloid coverage and garnered international notoriety. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| ISBN | 9781451684568 |
| ISBN | 1451684568 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Item has been checked out | ML2054 .B48 2013 | Due 12/15/2026 | Want This? |